Case (Inrō) with Design of Bean Vine

Artist:
Mochizuki Hanzan (Japanese, 1743–?1790)

Period:
Edo period (1615–1868)

Date:
18th century

Culture:
Japan

Medium:
Case: powdered gold (maki-e) on lacquer with ceramic, lead, and mother-of-pearl inlays; ceramic seal on base; Fastener (ojime): alloy of silver and copper with design of mice in rice cakes; Toggle (netsuke): lacquer with design of lotus leaf and caterpillar in lead and ivory inlays

Medium: Case: powdered gold (maki-e), lead foil, and carved metal on black lacquer; Fastener (ojime): metal with design of tadpoles in a stream; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved in the shape of a lotus leaf and turtle